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"Mom didn't answer," he said softly.

Arnold smiled, though a flicker of something unreadable passed through his gaze. "She's probably busy."

"Let's not bother her," he continued. "How about Daddy takes you out to dinner tonight?"

Alex's face brightened. "Can we invite Aunt Linda too?"

Arnold nodded, ruffling his hair. "Good idea."

With that, Alex slid off his lap, his small feet padding across the polished floor as he ran back to his playroom.

Arnold, however, remained seated. A weight settled on his shoulders as he returned to the parlor where his guests awaited.

The air inside the parlor was thick with expectation.

The assembled guests, all prominent figures in the werewolf world, had come with their own agendas.

Most had only heard whispers of Arnold's heir, but now that they had seen Alex with their own eyes, speculation spread like wildfire.

"He's been hiding a child all this time?" one murmured to another.

"Was he secretly married?"

"If so, why hasn't he introduced the mother?"

Their unspoken questions hung in the air, but Arnold remained indifferent to their curiosity. He had no obligation to explain himself.

Among them were families who had come with a clear purpose-introducing their daughters to Arnold, hoping to secure a powerful marriage alliance.

They had prepared carefully, dressing their daughters in elegant gowns,

instructing them to charm and impress.

But Arnold hadn't even looked their way.

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His disinterest was a quiet but brutal rejection.

fathers in the room clenched

wasn't married, their daughters still had

whiskey, unfazed by the silent battle

whatever they

arcade, Nora remained unaware of

do just now and took Abby to leave first, while Nora had spent a lot of time recently working on her thesis, which was now nearing completion, just in time to relax by

woman standing

was Flora, Linda's

Just then, Flora smirked.

same, aren't you,

sight of Nora alone in an arcade was something

part of

woman who thrived on exclusivity and

Nora? She had always been

Too smart.

Too independent.

unwilling to play

gaze and turned on her

house was lavish, every corner

a

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excitement.

believe what I just saw," Flora announced, sliding onto the couds with

was reading

however, leaned forward with interest. "What is

said, her voice carrying a sharp edge of

laughter was loud and unrestrained. "That girl? Still wasting her time like

it? After all these years, she's still the same-always pretending to be above everything,

head with mock pity. "Some

indifferent. She flipped a page in her document without looking

to

Linda and the rest of

on petty gossip, and Jenna took pleasure in

indifferent.

to her.

did she feel the need to

been a fun distraction, but as soon as Nora stepped through the door of

as she kicked off her shoes and set her plush